[1] The East Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 2 February 2019 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.
The South Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 3 February 2019 in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu.
The West Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 7 February 2019 in Solapur, Maharashtra.
The North Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 11 February 2019 in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.
[3] In Group B, Nagaland withdrew just before the qualifiers after they failed to register players in Centralised Registration System.